--- title: "Latest News" description: "" url: "https://kpha-ky.org/communications/latest-news?start=8" date: "2026-06-24T14:12:37+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # Latest News [![](https://kpha-ky.org/_resources/images/news/2025/2025-07-01-spotlight-tb.jpg)](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=198:member-spotlight-july-2025&catid=33) 18 July 2025 Member Spotlight - July, 2025 Ken Fiser Financial Consultant Introduction I have been a member of the Kentucky Public Health Association since 1964 and have attended all but five of the annual conferences in that time. Professional Background After graduation from High School in Christian County, I attended Murray State University from 1956 to 1958. I transferred to the University of Kentucky in 1958 and received a Bachelor… [ READ MORE ](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=198:member-spotlight-july-2025&catid=33) [![](https://kpha-ky.org/_resources/images/news/2025/2025-07-11-annual-report.jpg)](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190:2024-kpha-ky-annual-report&catid=33) 11 July 2025 2024 KPHA-KY Annual Report Dear Members and Partners of the Kentucky Public Health Association, As we step into a momentous year, celebrating the 76th anniversary of KPHA, I am profoundly honored to serve as your first Black female president. This milestone is not just a reflection of personal achievement but underscores our collective commitment to addressing the profound challenges that racial inequities continue to pos… [ READ MORE ](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190:2024-kpha-ky-annual-report&catid=33) [![](https://kpha-ky.org/_resources/images/news/news-03.jpg)](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=192:help-us-improve-the-kpha-website&catid=33) 19 April 2025 Help Us Improve the KPHA Website Help Us Improve the KPHA Website – You Could Win a FREE KPHA 2026 Registration! We’re working to make the KPHA website more user-friendly, and we need your input to make it happen. Whether you’re browsing resources, renewing your membership, or registering for events, your feedback will help us improve how you interact with the site. Take our quick Website Usability Survey—it only takes a few m… [ READ MORE ](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=192:help-us-improve-the-kpha-website&catid=33) [![](https://kpha-ky.org/_resources/images/news/2025/2025-04-14-spotlight-tb.jpg)](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189:member-spotlight-april-2025&catid=33) 14 April 2025 Member Spotlight - April, 2025 Elizabeth Tennison Health Impacts Manager Introduction Elizabeth is an active participant in KPHA, where she contributes to enhancing capacity, knowledge, skills, and abilities among public health professionals. Professional Background Elizabeth Tennison has been with the Lincoln Trail District Health Department since 2015 and currently serves as the Public Health Impacts Manager. She holds a B… [ READ MORE ](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189:member-spotlight-april-2025&catid=33) [![](https://kpha-ky.org/_resources/images/news/2025/2025-04-10-conference.jpg)](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=188:2025-letter-from-the-kpha-president&catid=33) 10 April 2025 2025 Letter from the KPHA President Thank you to all who prepared and operated our 77th annual conference. Thank you also to those who stayed late to “clean up” as we wrapped up the conference. Thank you to our wonderful exhibitors and speakers and hotel staff and students for their valuable (and valued) contributions. Thank you to all who attended the conference—all the work done before, during, and after, by several dozen people… [ READ MORE ](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=188:2025-letter-from-the-kpha-president&catid=33) [![](https://kpha-ky.org/_resources/images/news/2025/2025-03-13-uofl.jpg)](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=168:develop-your-workforce-with-uofls-online-public-health-programs&catid=33) 13 March 2025 Develop your workforce with UofL’s online public health programs! UofL’s School of Public Health & Information Sciences (SPHIS) offers several 100% online programs and certificates designed to help working adults advance their education and careers without spending time away from work. Our programs include: Biostatistics (Master’s Degree and Graduate Certificate) Epidemiology (Master’s Degree) Health Administration (Master’s Degree and Graduate Certifi… [ READ MORE ](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=168:develop-your-workforce-with-uofls-online-public-health-programs&catid=33) [![](https://kpha-ky.org/_resources/images/news/2025/2025-01-21-spotlight-tb.jpg)](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152:member-spotlight-january-2025&catid=33) 21 January 2025 Member Spotlight - January, 2025 DeeDee Yantz Oldham County Health Department Introduction Oldham County is a small local health department. Therefore, I serve in many roles within the agency. All financial roles, including payroll, accounts payable, receivables, financial statements, budget preparation and purchasing as well as all Human Resources roles, including job posting, interview process, onboarding, orientation, annual… [ READ MORE ](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152:member-spotlight-january-2025&catid=33) [![](https://kpha-ky.org/_resources/images/news/2025/2025-01-09-advocacy.jpg)](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:advocacy&catid=33) 09 January 2025 Advocacy I collect dictionaries. I know…weird. But I find reading different dictionaries helps me understand the meaning of words more deeply. With the advent of online dictionaries, there are new tools available to learn about the origin of words, their use in different grammatical contexts, and—perhaps most interestingly—how frequently they are used. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “advoca… [ READ MORE ](https://kpha-ky.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:advocacy&catid=33) ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://kpha-ky.org" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Latest News", "item": "https://kpha-ky.org/communications/latest-news" } ] } ```